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- From: rick@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Richard M. Warner)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
- Subject: Re: Floppy Backup, Re: 32bit Shareware backup program.
- Message-ID: <rick.15.712338265@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 15:44:25 GMT
- References: <1992Jul22.172317.26801@njitgw.njit.edu> <92209.161735TURGUT@FRMOP11.BITNET>
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- In article <92209.161735TURGUT@FRMOP11.BITNET> TURGUT@FRMOP11.BITNET (Turgut Kalfaoglu) writes:
- >From: TURGUT@FRMOP11.BITNET (Turgut Kalfaoglu)
- >Subject: Re: Floppy Backup, Re: 32bit Shareware backup program.
- >Date: 27 Jul 92 16:17:35 GMT
-
- >I know this is a hardware problem, but how come no one came up with
- >some gadget that can insert and remove diskettes placed on a stack
- >above? Somewhat like the cartridge readers of IBM mainframes?
-
- >-turgut
-
- Because it would be so expensive that everyone would prefer tape drives
- over it. Check out the cost of tape carousels (they are available for
- 8mm and 4mm tapes on PC's). A similar situation happenned with dual-bin
- feeders for HP LaserJet's. Some 3rd party folks made them, but they
- were 50%+ of the cost of a second printer, so people who needed dual
- bins opted for dual printers or one of the LaserJet's that had built-in
- dual bins. Cost as it relates to marketability is the basic reason.
-